Toronto News

TORONTO — Ontario has lowered the minimum age requirement to become a lifeguard to 15 years old, saying the change is aimed at addressing a staffing shortage across the province.

Toronto mayoral candidates were back on the campaign trail Friday after a man who allegedly threatened to shoot them was arrested and charged.

TORONTO — Windsor police say a constable has been charged with assault causing bodily harm in an altercation that took place while he was off-duty in Toronto. Windsor police announced the charge today in connection with the April 30 altercation.

Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect after a man allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates, which prompted a debate to be cancelled and some leading contenders to pause their campaigns.

TORONTO — A teenage boy has been charged in two separate incidents involving a firecracker being set off on a Toronto public bus.

TORONTO — Ontario renewed funding Thursday that helps rural and northern hospitals bolster emergency room staffing through the summer, but the program will end after this year, the government said.

TORONTO — The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows.

TORONTO — A new policy allowing single family homes to be converted into low-rise multiplexes in Toronto is being hailed by observers as a welcome move, although experts warn it won't make housing more affordable in Canada's most populous city right

TORONTO — A teenage girl has been charged after police say a firework was set off on a public bus in Toronto this week. Toronto police say the incident took place Tuesday on a TTC bus in the Kingston Road and Guildwood Parkway area.

TORONTO — A debate between the leading Toronto mayoral candidates saw the front-runner Olivia Chow face repeated attacks from the other contenders over taxes, as the candidates looked to build momentum with less than a month left in the campaign.